Information for Students

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Arrival and Exam Schedule

You must report to Berryhill 302 on the scheduled date of your examination by 8:30am for orientation. Failure to arrive by 8:30am on the scheduled date will result in students being reported to the Office of Student Affairs and may incur a fee due to the increased cost of additional testing days to the SOM. Please make every effort to arrive on time. Information on changing your exam date can be found under 'Switching Dates' below.

On most dates, the morning session will have 8 cases and will finish by 12:30. You will complete the remaining cases in the afternoon and should finish the exam by 3:00. Please note that the exam timings are approximate and will not apply to all dates.

You will have a minimum of 30 minutes for lunch and will be able to leave the testing center during that time. However, we strongly recommend bringing lunch in order to avoid having to rush or risk being late for the afternoon portion of the exam. You will be able to use the refrigerator and microwave on the third floor of Berryhill.

Test Date Assignments

You will receive email confirmation of your assigned CPX test date. Please ensure that you frequently check your School of Medicine email account for CPX information as unexcused absences will result in referral to the Office of Student Affairs and may incur a fee due to the increased cost of additional testing days being added. Test date assignments are also posted in one45.

Students wishing to switch their testing date should contact the Director of the Clinical Skills and Patient Simulation Center at julie_messina@med.unc.edu to discuss options.

Administrative Excuses

Absences from selective/elective rotations will be excused to take this exam. Please contact Leanne Shook in the Office of Student Affairs.

Testing Accommodations

Any student seeking testing accommodations for CPX, including extended time, should contact Dr. Ingersoll (deborah_ingersoll@med.unc.edu) at least two weeks prior to her/his assigned testing date. Failure to contact Dr. Ingersoll in a timely manner and follow established procedures for requesting accommodations may result in an inability by the CSPSC to accommodate the request.

Leave of Absence Students

If you are planning to take a leave of absence following the completion of your clerkships, you must take the CPX prior to the beginning of your leave, as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs will have confirmed during your LOA meeting.

Absence

An unexcused absence from the assigned exam date can result in failure of CPX. Any students missing cases due to arriving late for the exam should expect to receive a failing score for those cases.

Grade Reporting and Feedback

Results of CPX will be reported on one45 on or before Friday, August 5, 2016. (ATTENTION: The posting date has been revised to Wednesday, August 10 due to delays caused by a glitch with CAE on one of the exam dates. All students' grades should be posted by this new date. If there are any delays due to ongoing data recovery for individuals on the affected exam date, the director will be in touch by email with your preliminary results and anticipated grade report date. We apologize for this delay.)Students who would like to receive detailed feedback should contact the CSPSC director at julie_messina@med.unc.edu or by phone at 919-966-2707 to arrange a time to discuss your results.

You will be scored on performance criteria established for each case. The performance criteria reflect minimal clinical competence and are considered essential by SOM faculty. You will receive a report and profile of three areas of assessment: history and physical examination, interpersonal communication and counseling skills, and clinical reasoning.

CPX is graded as Pass/Fail and will be reported as such on official transcripts. If you receive notification of failure on CPX, you will complete a program of remediation and be reassessed on Monday, August 15, 2016 or a later date determined by the CSPSC and the Office of Student Affairs. A passing grade on CPX is a requirement for graduation from UNC School of Medicine.